Brace for spring structures.



. A. YOUNG BRAGE FOR SPRING STRUGT APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4,

Witnesses Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

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L. A. YOUNG. BRACE FOB SPRING STRUCTURES. APPLICATION FILED NOV.4,1013'.

Patented Jan. 2?, 1914.

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anwmtoz LEONARD A. YOUNG, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Bit-ACE FOR SPRING STRUCTURES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 27, 1914.

Application filed November 4, 1918. Serial No. 799,102.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, LEONARD A. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Braces for Spring Structures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a brace for a spring structure and to an arrangement thereof whereby the structure as a whole may readily be brought into proper position and stayed, and whereby a portion of the rim frame that undergoes the hardest usage of any nart of the structure is reinforced to successfully resist deformation.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a spring structure provided with a brace that embodies features of the invention; Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a view in detail of the brace member; Figs. 4 and 5 are views in detail of one method of securing the springs in position; Fig. 6 is a view in detail showing the application of a spring to the rim frame; and Fig. 7 is a view in detail of a slight modification of the brace holding means.

Referring to the drawings, a base 1 of any suitable design and construction carries upright body springs 2, the outer of which supportan upper or rim frame 3. The latter may be held in lace by a suitable clip 4 or the like. As erein illustrated the base frame includes U-shaped side strips 5 and body strips 6 between whose flanges the base turns 7 of the body springs are inserted and secured by clenching down the edges. A brace member connects the front side& of the rim frame 3 with the base frame near the back margin of the'latter. As herein shown the brace is formed of a bar having a central body portion 9 that rests on the upper coils 10 of the body springs adjacent the member 8 of the rim frame, and that has depending portions 11 at each end terminat ing in rearwardly extending obliquely disposed arms 12. The end portions 13 of the arms are turned back and are secured to the adjacent body strip 6. Where the latter are of the U-shape construction herein shown this is conveniently accomplished by clenching. down the flanges around the parts 13 after moving the brace to a position where the abutment of the parts 11 against the frame member 8 holds the latter in proper alined position with the base frame. Where the base frame is of different construction any suitable form of holding means may be employed to secure the end portions of the brace thereto. The same clips which secure the upper turns 10 of the body springs to the member 8 of the rim frame may be made to encircle and grip the bar 9 of the brace desired. With either construction the parts 11 of the brace form shoulders against which the rim frame abuts while the body 9 of the brace lies against the member 8 and rethe most pressure and weight comes and where force is frequently applied in pushing the structure back to position as in a vehicle seat or the like.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and I do "not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

-What I claim is 1. In a spring structure having a base frame and a rim frame yieldingly supported thereon by body springs, a brace comprising a bar bent between its ends with a body portion lying on the coils of the springs adjacent the front of, the rim frame and with rearwardly extending arms secured at the lower extremities to the body frame, the brace having off-sets between the body and arms that transmit the thrust of the brace to the rim member.

2. In a spring structure, a base, upright body springs thereon, a rim frame carried by the body springs, and a brace bent between its ends to provide a body portion resting on the upper coils of the springs back of the front member of the rim frame with rearwardly extending arms secured to the body by off-sets that bear against the rim frame, the ends of the arms being attached to the base frame at a distance from the front margin thereof.

3. A spring structure comprising a base, U-shapecl strips in the base body springs whosebase coils are secured between the flanges of adjacent strips, the flanges being compressed to retain the coil, a rim frame mounted on the body springs and a brace abutting the front portion of the rim frame and resting on the upper coils of the body inforces it along the middle of the seat where spring, the lower extremities of the brace being secured to the base-members at a distance back from the front margins of the base. .t

4. A spring structure comprising a base having strips with parallel marginal flanges, body springs. whose base turns are inserted between the flanges of the strips, the flanges being bent to retain the springs, an upper rim frame supported by the body springs, and a brace Whose lower extremities are inserted between the flanges of base strip members which are compressed to retain thembody springs mounted thereon in regular order, a rim frame secured on the upper coils of the body springs and a brace having a pair of substantially parallel arms connected by an off-set body portion, the body portion restingon the coils of the springs supporting the front margin of the rim between the arms being lessthan the distance between the outer portions of the coils supporting the body'portions whereby the springs retain the brace from upward movement.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEONARD A. YOUNG. Witnesses:

C. R. STICKNEY, Or'ro F. BARTHEL. 

